tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16348023.post6830681353695752349..comments2014-10-15T05:44:41.370-07:00Comments on Peter Judge: Comics: Ex Machina, Fables and Promethea....Peter Judgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17658375781983634781noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16348023.post-1201033489292170292009-02-26T04:46:00.000-08:002009-02-26T04:46:00.000-08:00Of the three, Promethea is definitely my favourite...Of the three, Promethea is definitely my favourite. I think Moore's scope with this book is perhaps beigger than most people realise. And the fact that he decided to retire from comics after doign Promethea is, to my mind, no coincidence. Match that with him telling the world he is now a full time magician and make up your mind on the rest. For me, the clues are all in Promethea itself...<BR/><BR/>In any case, Ex Machina is a great book also. I love the way Brian K. Vaughn uses the super-hero mayor device in order to tell so much about the city he clearly loves, the underside of American society and a whole host of hot themes. And check Brian Wood's DMZ because he's more or less doing the same thing, also in NY, but with a perhaps even more politically intense theme.<BR/><BR/>Fables I enjoyed mostly the characters. I felt the first volume didn't really make up to the expectations I had. And most of the subsequent volumes left me a bit short of what I feel the series could be. Jack Of Fables, for instance, is a much better series, alsio written by Bill Willingham. I've read up to volume 9 so far and even though the story gets a bit better it still feels somewhat short of its true potential... the best story for me is the love story between the two wooden puppets - I think in March Of the Wooden Soldiers...Nimurhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02582318586702986842noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16348023.post-3728089026385291012009-02-21T06:39:00.000-08:002009-02-21T06:39:00.000-08:00You've not read them already, Martin? By the way, ...You've not read them already, Martin? <BR/><BR/>By the way, I saw rhubarb in the supermarket this morning, and thought of you...Peter Judgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658375781983634781noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16348023.post-37047740454810271122009-02-21T05:55:00.000-08:002009-02-21T05:55:00.000-08:00Good reviews, Peter, you've got me interested in a...Good reviews, Peter, you've got me interested in all of these.Martin Millarhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17179655815733439004noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16348023.post-67344593147242842462009-02-20T17:42:00.000-08:002009-02-20T17:42:00.000-08:00PS What does the equally hairy, intelligent and an...PS What does the equally hairy, intelligent and anarchistic myth-maker Michael Moorcock think of Alan Moore? Here&#39;s something that only seems to be in Google&#39;s cache... <BR/><BR/>http://209.85.229.132/search?q=cache:MhaLol6_xsYJ:smokyland.blogspot.com/2007/09/michael-moorcock-on-watchmen.html+alanmoore+michael+moorcock&amp;hl=en&amp;ct=clnk&amp;cd=4Peter Judgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17658375781983634781noreply@blogger.com